Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 133

Devanagari script

अद्य दृष्टं मया विप्र अमेध्यं शिवसंनिधौ । केनेदं कारितं तत्र न जानामि कथंचन

Transliteration

adya dṛṣṭaṃ mayā vipra amedhyaṃ śivasaṃnidhau | kenedaṃ kāritaṃ tatra na jānāmi kathaṃcana

Translation

Nandī sprach: „Heute, o Brahmane, sah ich Unreines in der unmittelbaren Gegenwart Śivas. Wer dies dort getan hat, weiß ich keineswegs.“

Word by Word

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time)

• dṛṣṭam: seen
• dṛṣṭam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + क्त (Kridanta)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle): 'seen'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• vipra: O brahmin
• vipra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• amedhyam: an impure thing
• amedhyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amedhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śiva-saṃnidhau: in the presence of Śiva
• śiva-saṃnidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य संनिधिः'

• kena: by whom
• kena: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• idam: this
• idam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kāritam: caused/done
• kāritam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (Kridanta)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; णिजन्त-क्त (causative PPP): 'caused to be done'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/adverb of place)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• jānāmi: I know
• jānāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kathaṃcana: in any way at all
• kathaṃcana: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक/adverb; 'कथम्' + 'चन' = 'in any way/at all')

Speaker

Nandī (addressing the Purohita), within Sūta’s narration (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandī, visibly distressed, indicates the sanctum area as if recalling the sight of impurity; the priest’s face shows concern and readiness to act.

Characters & Entities

• Nandī
• Śiva
• Vipra (brāhmaṇa/priest)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred spaces require vigilance and reverence; protecting purity supports the continuity of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Śiva-sanctum, where the narrative emphasizes the sanctity of the shrine environment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies the dharma of maintaining temple purity and investigating/remedying pollution near the sanctum.